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Agnes Scott Athletics Set to Join New Conference Following NCAA Approval
ATLANTA — Nine member institutions of the USA South Athletic Conference (USAS) have officially formed and have been approved by the NCAA as a new Division III athletic conference, following a planned separation of USAS. This new conference, the “Collegiate Conference of the South” (CCS), will include Agnes Scott College,…
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Under the Stars: Chris De Pree’s New Book Provides a Guide for “Astronomical Mindfulness”
A clear evening sky sits outstretched beyond the view of Bradley Observatory on the campus of Agnes Scott College. The tiny glow of a thousand stars serves as the audience for a moment of meditation and contemplation. Breathe in. Breathe out. The stress of a busy day is figuratively melting…
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Professor Harini Chandramouli Named Nielsen Center Fellow
St. Petersburg, FL — Harini Chandramouli, assistant professor of Mathematics, was named to the inaugural cohort of Nielsen Center Fellows at The Nielsen Center for the Liberal Arts at Eckerd College on Thursday, January 6. The Center was created at the Florida institution in 2021 to provide workshops and other…
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Final Draft: Christine Cozzens’ Legacy Written with CWS Success
The Center for Writing and Speaking has long been an important resource for students at Agnes Scott College. With Christine Cozzens, vice president for academic affairs and instrumental leader of the center, retiring this June, it is the perfect time to discover how this important peer-led resource came to be…
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE AND MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PARTNER FOR EARLY COMMITMENT AND PRE-MEDICAL LINKAGE PROGRAMS
The program will allow qualified Agnes Scott undergraduate, graduate and post-bacc students to lock in admission to MSM’s M.D. program January 12, 2022 (Decatur, Georgia) – This week, Agnes Scott College and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) announced a new partnership to create an Early Commitment Program (ECP) and Linkage…
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Dr. Jing Paul’s Study on Endangered Chinese Dialect Babao Shows Unique Characteristics in the Expression of Motion
We all move in space in similar ways. We run, crawl or jump. We ascend, descend or enter. At the same time, we talk about motion in noticeably different ways in different languages. Findings from a new study—headed by Dr. Jing Paul, associate professor of Asian Studies at Agnes Scott—show…
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New-Look Website Brings Home Multiple Design Awards
Agnes Scott College and the Office of Communications and Marketing are celebrating the reception of several awards for the college’s new webspace. Agnes Scott earned honors of distinction from the Davey Awards, the w3 Awards and The Education Digital Marketing Awards, all announced in late 2021.
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Agnes Scott Announces Plans for Spring Semester
Decatur, GA – Agnes Scott College plans to begin its spring semester as scheduled. The semester will begin with two weeks of virtual learning, January 10-21. In-person classes are currently scheduled to begin on Monday, January 24. A campus task force will continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 and…
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(WATCH) Edna Lowe Swift Day Bench Dedication Recap
Agnes Scott College celebrated its first Black graduate Edna Lowe Swift '71 on November 17, 2021 with a bench dedication ceremony in front of Buttrick Halll.
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The Dr. Is In: Kaela Singleton’14 Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
Kaela Singleton ’14 was recently recognized as a 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient in the sciences. Singleton, a postdoctoral research associate at Emory University School of Medicine, is currently involved in research about Menkes disease, a progressive form of childhood neurodegeneration. Singleton, who also serves as an adjunct professor…